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LeBron's reaction to JR Smith's blunder in the NBA Finals becomes a meme and a field day for jokes

Posted: 5:13 AM, Jun 01, 2018

Updated:2018-06-01 13:44:12Z

By:
Kaylyn Hlavaty

LeBron James and JR Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers have a great love for each other, but at the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, that love turned into disappointment.

With the game tied, the Cavs had a chance to pull off a showstopping win, but JR Smith managed to dribble out the clock — sending the game into overtime. The Warriors went on to defeat the Cavs 124-114.

Smith claims he thought Cleveland was going to call a time-out with less than five seconds left, which is why he said he didn't take the game-winning shot.

JR Smith: "I was trying to get enough to bring it out to get a shot off. I knew we were tied, I thought we were going to call timeout. If I thought we were ahead, I'd have held onto the ball and let them foul me."